Learning from the Heart Lessons on Living, Loving, and Listening

Name: Learning from the Heart Lessons on Living, Loving, and Listening
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ISBN: 9781402749995

ISBN-10: 1402749996

ISBN-13: 9781402749995

Edition: 2008

Authors: Daniel Gottlieb

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In the nearly 30 years since the accident that made radio personality and columnist Dan Gottlieb a quadriplegic, he developed a finely-tuned quality of awareness that most people never achieve: he became an outsider among us--"like a foreign correspondent," as he puts it. From that vantage point, he has acutely observed the way people act, think, feel, and live--in short, he studied and learned exactly what it means to be human. Here, Dan shares his insights, written with humor, honesty, a gift for storytelling, and breathtaking compassion. "Learning from the Heart" looks at what divides as well as unites us, including the problems of family life; difficulties confronting today's parents;…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Publication date: 3/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.726



Introduction


What I've Learned About Love


So Who Do We Think We Are, Anyway?


But I Keep Holding On


Living Under the Bell Curve


Listening-The Great Healer


Holding My Mother's Hand


Peace Talks


For a Change, Do Nothing


What Our Children See


Our National Anxiety Disorder


The Give-and-Take of Caring for Others


Children's Dreams and Parents' Faith


About Compassion


Whose Needs Are Special?


The Lighter Side of Death


Forgiving


The Gift of Hopelessness


What I've Learned About Heaven


When Is the Dawn?


Our Orphanhood


Love Is Not Always Pretty


Faith


In Pursuit of Peace


We, the Wounded


What We Learn from Our Kids


Rules of Parenting Adult Children


What I've Learned About Wanting


Peace Comes Only When We Stop Fighting


The 11th Commandment


Life: The Good News and the Bad News


Final Thoughts


Afterword